November 25, 2018

IWe have a new challenge up at Use Your Stuff, which is a collaboration with the challenge blog of Double Trouble. Head over to the Use Your Stuff blog for the details. Here is my card for the challenge.

I typically color people, but I actually enjoyed coloring these coffee cups. I am working on expanding my coloring preferences. Thanks for stopping by.

November 04, 2018

My half of the design team has an off week is off this week so I decided to do a little coloring. And because I like a little challenge, I used the color scheme at Color Throwdown blog to inspire this card.

I used an image from Tiddly Inks called Gamer which reminds me of my son who is a huge gamer. Even though this dog is not colored like our Blazey, it still reminds me of the two of them.

October 07, 2018

So I missed posting this yesterday, on the actual World Card Making day, but I wanted to share a card that I made for the holiday. I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers on Bristol Smooth cardstock. I can not tell you what a difference the right cardstock makes with these markers. The ink moved so easily and blended so smoothly! I actually love these markers again.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you had a chance to make a card this weekend.

September 23, 2018

I have really been working on my coloring. I am taking the monthly coloring classes at Kit and Clowder. I decided to use my new skills to make a couple of cards. I particularly worked on backgrounds with these cards. Hope you enjoy!

I really love the card above, but I am pleased with how my cloud backgrounds are progressing. The Hey You card has a background using Copic markers. The clouds were ink blended using Distress Oxide inks.

There is a new challenge up at Use Your Stuff. The theme is dots and spots. Here is my take on the challenge. Trying my hand at Yupo paper. This background is my second try. The first resulted in my right hand being completely covered in blue alcohol ink. Oops! Hop on over and give the challenge a try if you get a chance this week.

August 26, 2018

First off, the new challenge at Use Your Stuff goes up tomorrow. The theme is Lots of Color. I made a card for the challenge and used quite a few color families as well as 4 different ink pads for the ink blended background. I am quite pleased with this card. I can really see the benefit of the Copic coloring classes I have been taking. My coloring has grown quite a bit.

And now for the Crafty Cave updates. I have a tall desk, as I often stand while working. But, that means my copics have to either sit on my desk top or be complete inaccessible sitting on the chair that I use at my cutting station. So, I bought myself a birthday present. A new 3 tiered cart from Micheal's. I am using the shelves to hold coloring supplies and other mediums, my refills for my markers and other need coloring stuff. I can pull it next to me when I work and my markers are at just the right height. Winning!

And just in case you don't remember what the rest of the room looks like, here are semi cleaned up pictures. This is a fairly active working space, so it isn't magazine cleaned right now. But I am working through product and it is beginning to look better.

August 14, 2018

This weeks challenge at Use your Stuff is summer themed. When I think of summer, I think of bright, happy colors and playing. For the challenge, I decided to PLAY in my art journal making a mixed media page using bright, happy colors. I used my new art themed stamps from Neat and Tangled, some ink smooching, some texture paste, a little glitter and a very small amount of color, because...well, coloring is my passion.

July 22, 2018

The challenge at Use Your Stuff is Anything Goes with a Sentiment. I am really into my Copic coloring right now, so I created a page in my 5 x 7 art journal. I am enjoying this size much more than the 4 x 6 one as it gives me more room to decorate and play. My page has a few sentiments, but I really love the "You had me at Coffee" one.

July 08, 2018

Today's challenge at Use Your Stuff is a Mood Board. Below is a picture of the Mood Board. I was inspired by the coffee cup and the color scheme of the board. I chose to do a planner spread for this weeks challenge featuring coffee, since coffee is life. LOL! Hope you can play along.